Memphis Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation Policy Board Thursday, November 21, 2013 1:30 PM UT Health Science Center – Student Alumni Building 800 Madison Avenue ‐ Memphis, Tennessee Note: Please fill out a comment card and turn into a MPO staff member to be given the opportunity to speak on any of the agenda items. You will be given up to two minutes to provide your comments. 1) Call to Order 2) Approval of September 12, 2013 Minutes ACTION 3) Memphis MPO Coordinator’s Report a. Paperless Meeting Technology b. MPO’s next Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) update c. 2013 Annual Listing of Obligated Projects d. Mississippi CMAQ projects due date‐ November 29, 2013 e. Mississippi project status review meeting 4) Approval of the MPO Boundary Expansion PRESENTATION/ACTION 5) Adoption of the 2014‐17 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Policy ACTION 6) Adoption of the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) Project List for TN and MS PRESENTATION/ACTION 7) TDOT Project Priority List Ranking ACTION 8) Adoption of the Memphis MPO 2014 MPO Calendar ACTION 9) 2011‐2014 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendments ACTION MS State Road TIP Amendment Note: The following one TIP Amendment was associated with an Air Quality Short Conformity Determination Report: Amendment 2 for DeSoto County that was submitted to the Interagency Consultation (IAC) Group for a 30‐day review. The IAC has completed the review and concurs with the Short Conformity Report: Amendment 2 DeSoto County. a. TIP Amendment MS‐NHS‐2008‐02: Star Landing Corridor Amend the TIP by adding $2,300,000 in FY 2014 Earmark total funds for the PE‐D phase for the Star Landing Corridor project from Tulane Road to Getwell Road. TN Local Road Amendments Note: The following two (2) TIP Amendments were included in an Exempt Packet that was submitted to the Interagency Consultation (IAC) Group for a 14‐day review requesting concurrence with the exempt status of the amendments. The IAC has completed the review and concurs with the Exempt Packet. b. TIP Amendment TIGER IV‐2012‐01: Mainstreet to Mainstreet Multimodal Connector Amend the TIP by adjusting money within the project to account for the $1,000,000 in FY 2013 Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) federal funds provided from Arkansas and the $250,500 local match provided by the Memphis & Shelby County Community Redevelopment Agency. The total funds for the project have not changed. c. TIP Amendment ENH‐2013‐01: Bike and Pedestrian Connector – Phase 2A & B Amend the TIP by adding the Bike and Pedestrian Connector – Phase 2A & B Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) project. Total project cost is $1,065,121 with $777,491 in FY 2013 TAP federal funds for construction. The project includes bike and pedestrian facilities along Memphis‐Arlington Road between Milton Wilson and Jetway to connect Arlington Elementary and Middle schools. 10) Presentations a) TDOT Multimodal Access Fund – Kyle Wagenschutz b) State Implementation Plan (SIP) Amendment Update – Shelby County Health Department 11) Other Business a. Next TPB Scheduled Meeting: February 20, 2014 1:30pm, Location: To be Announced 12) Adjourn Memphis Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation Policy Board September 12, 2013 3:00PM MATA Central Station – Boardroom 545 South Main Street - Memphis, TN 38103 SUMMARY OF MINUTES Mayor A C Wharton called the meeting to order at 3:00 P.M. In addition to Mayor Wharton, the following voting members were present at the meeting: Carlos McCloud TDOT/ Rep. TN Gov. Ron Smith Southaven Mike Merry MDOT/Rep. MS Gov. Phillip Stuckert Lakeland Mark Gardner Desoto Co. Bob Conrad Piperton John Lancaster MATA James Hay Airport Authority Rick McClanahan Bartlett Frank McPhail Collierville Tim Gwaltney Germantown Jared Darby Hernando Dr. Vince Malavasi Horn Lake BJ Page Olive Branch Steve Hill Arlington Mayor Rhea Taylor Fayette County Mayor Mark Luttrell Shelby County Randy Richardson Port Commission Ex-Officio Members present: Eddie Brawley West Memphis MPO Interested Individuals present: Bob Rogers SCHD Ben Ledsinger SSR Perry Brown MDOT Dennis Lynch Sierra Club James Collins Kimley-Horn Josh Shumaker MAAG Art Wolff Citizen Stephen Edwards Memphis Aury Kangelos TDOT Austin Cardosi Horn Lake Levester Moten SC Housing Bob Wenner Wolf River Brian Copeland MDOT The following MPO Staff members were present: Pragati Srivastava John Paul Shaffer Linda K. Lawrence Sajid Hossain Andrew Ray A quorum was present. Memphis Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation Policy Board Thursday, September 12, 2013 3:00 PM MATA Central Station – Boardroom 545 South Main Street - Memphis, TN 38103 1) Call to Order @ 3:00 PM 2) Approval of August 29, 2013 Meeting Minutes Mayor Mark Luttrell moved to approve the minutes as presented; Mayor Rhea Taylor seconded the motion, and the motion carried without dissent. 3) Memphis MPO Coordinator’s Report No updates at this time. 4) Approval of LRTP Amendments and Air Quality Conformity for Shelby and DeSoto Counties Ms. Pragati Srivastava gave an overview of the LRTP amendments. Mr. Steve Hill moved to approve the LRTP Amendments; Mr. James Hay seconded the motion, and the motion carried without dissent. Mr. BJ Page commented that for item k, MS-747 may be an error. MPO staff checked into the item and found that the portion of Getwell Road from the Mississippi state line to Church Road is technically MS-747, though it is not commonly labeled or referred to as such. COMMENTS/DISCUSSION: Mr. Dennis Lynch of the Sierra Club expressed concern about the Walnut Grove Middle project and asked that the board consider not changing the horizon year of the project or to delay their decision until after a final decision is made on Shelby Farms Parkway, and also to wait until after the Household Travel Survey is completed to analyze expected traffic patterns. Mayor Mark Luttrell assured Mr. Lynch that sensitivity will be given to the concerns of the people at the upcoming TDOT public meeting regarding the project on September 24, 2013, and throughout the entire process. Note: The following thirteen (13) LRTP Amendments were submitted to the Interagency Consultation (IAC) Group for a 30‐day review and they concur with the amendments. The changes to the LRTP are made to make the projects consistent with 2014-17 TIP projects and to include the required changes under MAP-21 # LRTP # Project Name Action TN State Road LRTP Amendments n a 02020024‐02020025 SR‐14 (Austin Peay) Change in estimated project cost, update termini and length b 00820028‐00820030 US‐78/ SR‐4 Change in estimated project cost, update termini c 60010001.3 I‐240 (Airways Interchange) Change in termini # LRTP # Project Name Action d 02020027‐02020031 SR‐14 (Austin Peay) Change in estimated project cost,n update termini and length e 60020002 I‐40 (I‐240 Interchange – Phase III) Remove project from 2040 LRTP MS State Road LRTP Amendments f 00820031 US‐78/ I‐22 Change in termini TN Local LRTP Amendments g 250010.1 US‐51/ Elvis Presley Blvd Move project from 2020 to Existing plus committed h 00160007‐10 Holmes Road West Move project from 2020 to Existing plus committed i 00900012 Walnut Grove Rd Middle Move project from 2040 to 2020, change in estimate project j 00450001 Sycamore View Road Remove project from 2040 LRTP MS Local LRTP Amendments k 00410003‐00410005 MS‐747 (Getwell Road) Change in estimated project cost, update termini, length, improvements, and move project from 2040 to 2020 l 00080010‐00080014 Nail Road Extension Change in estimated project cost, update termini, length, improvements, and move project from 2030 to 2020 LRTP Funding Language and Categories m Not applicable Not applicable New funding language and categories added associated to MAP‐21 5) Adoption of FY 2014-2017 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) The 2014-2017 TIP has been reviewed by the MPO’s inter-agency consultation group including TDOT, MDOT, FHWA, FTA, and EPA. All comments from these agencies and the public have been addressed. The Engineering and Technical Committee of the MPO has reviewed the 2014-2017 TIP and has recommended adoption by the TPB. Ms. Pragati Srivastava gave an overview of the proposed 2014-17 TIP. Mr. B J Page moved to approve the FY 2014-2017 TIP; Mr. Tim Gwaltney seconded the motion, and the motion carried without dissent. COMMENTS/DISCUSSION: Mr. Dennis Lynch of the Sierra Club submitted a letter which states that traffic volumes have decreased in recent years due to economic development in the Memphis area being slow. As a result, he recommends that the MPO delay any decisions on roadway expansions until the currently underway Household Travel Survey is completed and updates to the Travel Demand model are completed to analyze the need for roadway expansion based on the new data. 6) Tennessee State Route 14 (Austin Peay Highway) Functional Classification Change The Tennessee Department of Transportation is requesting to amend the Roadway Functional Classification of Tennessee State Route 14 (Austin Peay Highway) between the Memphis Urbanized Area boundary and State Route 385 (future I-269) from Rural Minor Arterial to Rural Principal Arterial, adding the road segment to the National Highway System under the provisions of MAP-21. Ms. Pragati Srivastava gave an overview of the agenda item. Mr. Rick McClanahan moved to approve Tennessee State Route 14 ; Mr. Darek Baskin seconded the motion, and the motion carried without dissent COMMENTS/DISCUSSION: None 7) Other Business Next TPB Scheduled Meeting: November 21, 2013 1:30pm at UT Health Science Center Included in the agenda is TDOT’s priority project list. It will be reviewed with the ETC in the coming months and recommendations will be brought to the TPB. TDOT is hosting a public meeting on the Shelby Farms Parkway project on September 24 from 5PM to 7 PM at the Agricenter.